I have a pair of Speakerlab 7’s that I found at Habitat. $100! A four-driver system - 12" woofer, 10" upper-bass, 12" midrange horn and 6" treble horn. Sealed cabinet painted flat speckled black. They look like a Heresy with an extra woofer on the bottom. And sound way better (I also have a pair of Heresy’s). Superior bass and much smoother mids and highs, thanks to the plastic horns! I am glad I found them - great for rock! I will sell the Heresy’s before the Speakerlab 7's!
How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular?
A couple guys on my audio discord really love the JBL synthesis 4367 and feel that all traditional 3 way tower speakers suck because they have poor bass response and are generally shy sounding. What I wonder is how come the majority of speaker makes do floor standers that are 3 way as oppose to the Horn +woofer design of JBL?
Is there any downsides to the horn + woofer design? Can a horn convey microdetail as well as a Be tweeter like say from magic A or S line? They claim 3 way floor standers are just trendy. But is there anything more to it then that?
Is there any downsides to the horn + woofer design? Can a horn convey microdetail as well as a Be tweeter like say from magic A or S line? They claim 3 way floor standers are just trendy. But is there anything more to it then that?